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spelen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːlə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: spe‧len
  • Rhymes: -eːlən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch spēlen.

Verb

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spelen

  1. (intransitive) to play
    Speel met ons, Anne.Come play with us, Anne.
    Wat wil je spelen?What do you wish to play?
  2. (transitive) to play (a game)
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to play (a musical instrument)
  4. (transitive) to play (a role)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of spelen (weak)
infinitive spelen
past singular speelde
past participle gespeeld
infinitive spelen
gerund spelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular speel speelde
2nd person sing. (jij) speelt, speel2 speelde
2nd person sing. (u) speelt speelde
2nd person sing. (gij) speelt speelde
3rd person singular speelt speelde
plural spelen speelden
subjunctive sing.1 spele speelde
subjunctive plur.1 spelen speelden
imperative sing. speel
imperative plur.1 speelt
participles spelend gespeeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: speel
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: pele
  • Negerhollands: speel

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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spelen

  1. plural of spel (tournament)
  2. an organised series of athletic or other entertaining competitive events, such as the Olympics or varied gladiatorial fights
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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.

Verb

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spēlen

  1. to play, to have fun
  2. to play a game
  3. to play (an instrument)

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English spelian; equivalent to spale +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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spelen

  1. to save, hoard
  2. to spare; to respite, reprieve

Conjugation

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Conjugation of spelen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) spelen, spele
present tense past tense
1st-person singular spele speled
2nd-person singular spelest speledest
3rd-person singular speleth speled
subjunctive singular spele
imperative singular
plural1 spelen, spele speleden, spelede
imperative plural speleth, spele
participles spelynge, spelende speled, yspeled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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References

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Swedish

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Noun

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spelen

  1. definite plural of spel

Anagrams

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